Okay hey folks, I searched
Google with a few different key words and couldn't find what I was looking for. I'm pretty new to
marine electronics so please forgive me. My ancient
depth sounder belongs in a museum, so I'm planning an upgrade. My question is;
NMEA 2000 Transducer -
Opencpn without a manufactures display? Is this do-able? I've gathered I would at least need a 2000 -> 0183 gateway so
OpenCPN can play. Also, what's the deal with the "smart" designation I'm seeing on a few models?
Am I better off with this instead of dropping almost the same amount on a regular
NMEA gateway? Same question though, do I need the manufacures display to make the system function?
Digital Yacht iKommunicate NMEA 0183 2000 to Signal K Gateway
Current hardware;
-Raspberry Pi3
-GPS dongle
-RTL-SDR
Software;
-Openplotter
Thanks,
-Scott